How "pwned" went from hacker slang to internet's favorite taunt

March 2020, but even that seems quite late for a term that must have peaked in 2005.

Reminds me of this debate on &quot;pwn&quot; history from the day prior: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=27322701" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=27322701</a>

... nobody says &quot;pwned&quot; anymore, it&#x27;s back to being hacker slang

This is made-up nonsense, and not even current made-up nonsense.